Possible Framing Question:
How might survival skills help in everyday life?
Learning Goal
If students learn the universal principles of surviving outdoors (shelter, fire, water, food), then they will learn the transferable problem solving skills needed for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Curriculum Connections
https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/science-technology/grades/grade-7/strands
D1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
analyse personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that should be considered when designing and building structures
D2. Exploring and Understanding Concepts
demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between structural forms and the forces acting on them
E1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
assess the benefits of technologies that reduce heat loss, and analyse various social and environmental impacts of the use of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/2019-health-physical-education-grades-1to8.pdf
Health & Physical Education - Active Living
- Participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of physical activities and demonstrate an understanding of the factors that encourage lifelong participation in physical activity.
Health & Physical Education -Movement Competence: Skills, Concepts & Strategies
- Perform movement skills, demonstrating an understanding of the basic requirements of the skills and applying movement concepts as appropriate.
Possible Sequence of the Day
The framing question focuses the learning of the day. Students will be introduced to the sacred order of survival (Shelter, Fire, Water, Food) and the problem-solving strategy of Sit, Think, Observe, Plan, Proceed (STOPP) Students explore how to build a shelter and fire, how to find clean water and how to find food in to the wild. Student groups will be challenged to use the survival skills they have learned to respond to survival scenario using a basic survival kit. This will all be followed by a debrief.
Pre and Post Activities